This grant from the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Southern Appalachian Mountains CESU, seeks expertise for DNA/RNA sequence data analysis and transcriptome assembly across diverse species. It requires applying advanced bioinformatics techniques like microarrays, splice variants, and gene ontology for identifying gene models. Essential skills include relational databases, SQL, UNIX, and PERL. This role involves full microarray data analysis, establishing automated systems for data processing, mining, and statistical analysis. The successful candidate will collaborate with experts, contributing to interdisciplinary research on federal resource management, especially concerning threatened, endangered, or invasive species.
Opportunity ID: 50519
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Souther Appalachian Mountains CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 07, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 19, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 19, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 18, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $70,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Southern Appalachian Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | This opportunity provides funding for analysis of laboratory DNA/RNA sequence data for transcriptome assembly for multiple invertebrate and vertebrate taxonomic groups and for multiple species within taxonomic groups. Expertise is needed for the following biological data analysis fields: microarrays, splice variants, SNPs, cis-elements, and miRNAs. Assistance is needed with application of advanced techniques in contemporary data mining to identify gene models, assignment of gene names, classification of paralogous families, alignment to sequences in related species and gene ontology. This will likely include experience with relational databases, SQL queries and UNIX. Experience with the scripting language PERL will also be required. Those providing assistance will be expected to be familiar with experimental research design, and software used to study data generated from multiple approaches to gene expression profiling. Assistance will be required for a full cycle of microarray data analysis projects with public, licensed and in-house bioinformatics tools. Those providing assistance will be expected to interact with other world-class bioinformatics analysts/engineers, molecular biologists, immunologists, statisticians and computer programmers. Assistance is requested in setting up automated systems for processing of very large volumes of primary and derived data, data mining, statistical analysis, and for reporting of results. Those providing the required assistance will be expected to work closely with the Principal Investigator on troubleshooting, assist in implementing laboratory quality control measures, and assess results accordingly.
Those providing assistance will benefit by close professional collaboration and increased opportunities for an interdisciplinary research project related to federal resource management issues surrounding the identification of ecological and evolutionary processes impacting threatened and endangered or invasive species. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 50519 Full Announcement-1 -> cesu funding opportunity genetics bioinformatics engineer.v.2.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 10HQPA0022 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Souther Appalachian Mountains CESU | PKG00014961 | Dec 09, 2009 | Dec 19, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
50519 SF424-2.0.pdf
50519 Project-1.1.pdf
50519 SF424B-1.1.pdf
50519 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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